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Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking

This paper presents the proposed model and simulation of a DC to DC converter use an active snubber circuit and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for a standalone Photovoltaic (PV) System. The function of the circuit is to minimize power losses during switching o...

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Main Authors: Su, A. S. B. M., Ghani, R. B. A.
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Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73156/
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spelling my.utm.731562017-11-29T23:58:43Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73156/ Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking Su, A. S. B. M. Ghani, R. B. A. T Technology (General) This paper presents the proposed model and simulation of a DC to DC converter use an active snubber circuit and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for a standalone Photovoltaic (PV) System. The function of the circuit is to minimize power losses during switching operation and to improve efficiency of voltage conversion. FLC is used for tracking the maximum power point of the PV array. It will control the ON/OFF time by generating the pulse width modulation (PWM) to trigger the gate of the IGBT. The proposed DC to DC converter is designed by using the Multisim software while the MPPT controller is modelled using the Matlab Simulink software. The performance of the proposed model is tested using simulation and the result show that our proposed converter can produce 130% increasing on output voltage. By using the fuzzy logic method to track the maximum power of the PV array, it is faster and the voltage is stable. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Su, A. S. B. M. and Ghani, R. B. A. (2016) Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking. In: 3rd International Conference on Advances in Electrical Engineering, ICAEE 2015, 17 December 2015 through 19 December 2015, Bangladesh. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84981169875&doi=10.1109%2fICAEE.2015.7506835&partnerID=40&md5=6f8bf5e9b87f30965b992d6c69ce05a9
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Su, A. S. B. M.
Ghani, R. B. A.
Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
description This paper presents the proposed model and simulation of a DC to DC converter use an active snubber circuit and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) using fuzzy logic controller (FLC) for a standalone Photovoltaic (PV) System. The function of the circuit is to minimize power losses during switching operation and to improve efficiency of voltage conversion. FLC is used for tracking the maximum power point of the PV array. It will control the ON/OFF time by generating the pulse width modulation (PWM) to trigger the gate of the IGBT. The proposed DC to DC converter is designed by using the Multisim software while the MPPT controller is modelled using the Matlab Simulink software. The performance of the proposed model is tested using simulation and the result show that our proposed converter can produce 130% increasing on output voltage. By using the fuzzy logic method to track the maximum power of the PV array, it is faster and the voltage is stable.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Su, A. S. B. M.
Ghani, R. B. A.
author_facet Su, A. S. B. M.
Ghani, R. B. A.
author_sort Su, A. S. B. M.
title Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
title_short Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
title_full Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
title_fullStr Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
title_full_unstemmed Simulation of DC to DC converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
title_sort simulation of dc to dc converter with embeded snubber circuit maximum power point tracking
publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73156/
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